killerblues Posted February 12, 2012 Posted February 12, 2012 Hi everyone. I have a lefty 2001 H-550 chestnutburst which is beautiful, but giving me fits. I have fat sausage fingers and meaty paws. The guitar has very small frets which make me work like a dog to play it clean. I would like to do a fret job with something like dunlop 6105 which is thin and tall. I would like to hear the pros and cons on this. Also, what value pots would be best with duncan seth lovers? I don't know what I have in there now, and i'm not going to attempt to remove them. Thank you!
High Flying Bird Posted February 12, 2012 Posted February 12, 2012 My friend Joe has a 550. I don't have fat fingers but average sized hands for a corps. I just don't have anything to complain about with that guitar. It is for my set of friends, 4 of us, all multiple Heritage owners, the flagship of our fleet. Turn the truss rod 1/4 of a turn towards the 1st string and let it set for a few hours. Then try it again. If you really think a fret job is needed I am sure it would be worth it. When you like playing that guitar you will "have something!" 550s are really nice.
Gitfiddler Posted February 12, 2012 Posted February 12, 2012 Hi everyone. I have a lefty 2001 H-550 chestnutburst which is beautiful, but giving me fits. I have fat sausage fingers and meaty paws. The guitar has very small frets which make me work like a dog to play it clean. I would like to do a fret job with something like dunlop 6105 which is thin and tall. I would like to hear the pros and cons on this. Also, what value pots would be best with duncan seth lovers? I don't know what I have in there now, and i'm not going to attempt to remove them. Thank you! Hey KillerBlues~ If the problem you are having is due to the fret size and not the neck width, then a re-fret can help. I had my 157 re-fretted with Dunlop 6105's by Gary Brawer of San Francisco. It made a huge difference and in a good way. Also, if you decide on a re-fret, have them installed so that they go to the end of the neck width. You will lose those cute white nibs that cover the ends of each fret end, but you will gain more room on each fret to play chords, bend notes and best of all, fit your large fingers. Take a look at the frets on my 157.
killerblues Posted February 12, 2012 Author Posted February 12, 2012 My friend Joe has a 550. I don't have fat fingers but average sized hands for a corps. I just don't have anything to complain about with that guitar. It is for my set of friends, 4 of us, all multiple Heritage owners, the flagship of our fleet. Turn the truss rod 1/4 of a turn towards the 1st string and let it set for a few hours. Then try it again. If you really think a fret job is needed I am sure it would be worth it. When you like playing that guitar you will "have something!" 550s are really nice. nice guitar! I love my 550. It has that great fatbox tone when I play single string stuff. I've messed with the truss rod, action, and string size to no avail. I don't want to go to big with fret wire, just the right size. thanks for the reply!
killerblues Posted February 12, 2012 Author Posted February 12, 2012 Hey KillerBlues~ If the problem you are having is due to the fret size and not the neck width, then a re-fret can help. I had my 157 re-fretted with Dunlop 6105's by Gary Brawer of San Francisco. It made a huge difference and in a good way. Also, if you decide on a re-fret, have them installed so that they go to the end of the neck width. You will lose those cute white nibs that cover the ends of each fret end, but you will gain more room on each fret to play chords, bend notes and best of all, fit your large fingers. Take a look at the frets on my 157. thanks git. This sounds like the ticket! I have a great luthier here in south jersey that will do the job. thanks again!
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